Two more school records dropped and the Powell Panther indoor track and field team brought home a host of medals after one final trip to Gillette for the 3A State Championships.

The Panthers tallied the two new school records in the distance races, as Kinley Cooley improved her 3200 meter record with a time of 11 minutes, 52.07 seconds, and the 4x800 relay team of Karee Cooley, Macie Velasco, Myah Rakness and Kinley Cooley finished in 10:28.44.

Kinley Cooley placed third in the 3200 meters and the 4x800 relay team was second.

“Records are meant to be broken,” coach Scott Smith said. “It’s always great to see great kids do great things.”

Beyond records the Panthers got top performances from Paige Sanders, who finished second in both the long jump and triple jump, going 15 feet, 11 inches in long jump, and 34-1 1/2 in the triple jump.

More top eight finishes for the Panther girls came from Audrey Johnson taking fifth in the 400 meters (1:04.59), Karee Cooley taking sixth in the 3200 meters (12:13.75), Anai Torres taking sixth in the shot put (31-6 3/4), Kinley Cooley taking eighth in the 400 meters (1:04.91) and Macie Velasco in the 1600 meters (5:56.18).

The Panther girls finished eighth with 49.5 points, as Cody ran away with the team race with 118.5 points.

For the boys, the top performance came from Lincoln Crawford, who placed fourth in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 8.31.

“I was really impressed with the number of personal records we had on both the boys and girls sides, almost every kid we took had a PR,” Smith said. “We were loaded with young kids and they did a great job of competing well in the most important meet of the year.”

A couple of fifth place performances came from Liam Taylor in the 800 meters (2:04.98) and Korbyn Warren in the 3200 meters (11:00.32), while Warren also placed eighth in the 1600 meters (5:00.29).

The Panther boys came in 10th with 21 points, while the Cody boys also ran away with the team title with 154 points.

This was the third season in which the Panthers competed in indoor track, with Smith noting they are continuing to adjust and grow each year.

“Every season has been a learning experience with juggling facility schedules, keeping kids healthy, while challenging them with workouts and finding ways to improve technique,” he said.

With the conclusion of this season athletes will transition outdoors to their respective spring sports.

“This gives our kids a great jump on the season,” Smith said. “Had they not been participating with us, they may very well have been physically inactive, so it is a great leapfrog into the outdoor season.”

3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

p denotes preliminary time, only 55 meter dash, hurdles and 200 meter sprinting events contain preliminary races

GIRLS

Team scores — 1. Cody 118.5, 2. Torrington 81, 3. Worland 66.5, 4. Buffalo 63.5, 5. Douglas 59.5, 6. Pinedale 53, 7. Lander 52.5, 8. Powell 49.5, 9. Wheatland 26.5, 10. Rawlins 16, 11. Tongue River 15, 13. Glenrock 8, 14. Burns/Pine Bluffs 6

200 meters — 27. Ashlee Jacobsen 30.76p, 28. Peyton Ott 31.01p, 36. Kate Williams 33.47p

400 meters — 5. Audrey Johnson 1:04.59, 8. Kinley Cooley 1:04.91, 14. Alaja Love 1:09.37

800 meters — 11. Myah Rakness 2:39.82

1600 meters — 8. Macie Velasco 5:56.18

3200 meters — 3. Kinley Cooley 11:52.07, 6. Karee Cooley 12:13.75

55 meter hurdles — 14. Kate Williams 10.3p

4x200 relay — 7. Audrey Johnson, Paige Sanders, Ashlee Jacobsen and Peyton Ott 1:57.87

4x400 relay — 7. Audrey Johnson, Ashlee Jacobsen, Alaja Love and Myah Rakness 4:38.64

4x800 relay — 2. Karee Cooley, Macie Velasco, Myah Rakness and Kinley Cooley 10:28.44

1600 sprint medley relay — T5. Ashlee Jacobsen, Paige Sanders, Audrey Johnson and Myah Rakness 4:51.01

Long jump — 2. Paige Sanders 15-11, 16. Peyton Ott 13-9 1/2

Triple jump — 2. Paige Sanders 34-1 1/2

Pole vault — 9. Kate Williams 7-6

Shot put — 6. Anai Torres 31-6 3/4

BOYS

Team scores — 1. Cody 154.5, 2. Buffalo 65, 3. Worland 60, 4. Mountain View 59.5, 5. Rawlins 50.5, 6. Lander 39, T7. Douglas and Big Horn 28, 10. Powell 21, 11. Lovell 19, T12. Torrington and Tongue River 18, 14. Burns/Pine Bluffs 17, 15. Wheatland 15, 16. Glenrock 3

55 meter dash — T25. Brayden Benander and Cobey Khan 7.59p

200 meters — 29. Brayden Benander 26.51p, 30. Tristin Winninger 26.55, 36. Cobey Khan 27.66

400 meters — 23. Thomas Shuman 1:00.03, 26. Troy Cheatham 1:01.31

800 meters — 5. Liam Taylor 2:04.98, 18. Colin Walker 2:22.56, 22. Michael Stensing 2:24.29, 23. Troy Cheatham 2:24.84

1600 meters — 8. Korbyn Warren 5:00.29, 12. Colin Walker 5:04.81, 24. Nathan Varian 5:31.18

3200 meters — 5. Korbyn Warren 11:00.32, 9. Colin Walker 11:16.2, 15. Nathan Varian 12:05.68

55 meter hurdles — 4. Lincoln Crawford 8.31

4x200 relay — 9. Lincoln Crawford, Brayden Benander, Tristin Winninger and Cobey Khan 1:45.11

4x400 relay — 11. Liam Taylor, Thomas Shuman, Troy Cheatham and Michael Stensing 4:01.6

4x800 relay — 7. Korbyn Warren, Colin Walker, Michael Stensing and Liam Taylor 9:35

1600 sprint medley relay — 4. Lincoln Crawford, Brayden Benander, Korbyn Warren and Liam Taylor 3:55.91

Long jump — 10. Lincoln Crawford 18-6 1/2

Shot put — 11. Landon Smallwood 38-6 1/4, 18. Levi Cox 36-4 3/4, 19. Kaden Wolff 36-1 3/4